Hello, I'm Ian, and I live at the Darvell community in East Sussex, UK. I work most days, and occasionally read books. I have a strong aversion to most professional sports. Ditto boiled eggs. I am married to Olivia, and we have four sons.
Some of us get really excited about this stuff. Raised voices. Flapping arms. Stomping. I’m sorry to say that the arguments occasionally degenerate to the point where people’s faith is called into question. Does it matter? I think it does. As a...
What I felt most strongly on seeing him was that he was my brother and I loved him; I had never realized how much. There was not much I said to him. His medical situation seemed so fragile I hardly dared to touch him, but I did put my hand on his. I...
You will most definitely not experience any kind of retreat on a stay at the Bruderhof. There will not be hushed voices in the breakfast room with sunlight filtering through the hanging geraniums, people padding over the carpet in stocking feet. No...
How do ownership and community go together? It’s an interesting thing; none of us who are members of the Bruderhof “owns” anything and yet ownership, taking pride in the state of one’s house, or picnic area, or sewing machine, is actually crucial...
